Confucius Quotes
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The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.
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Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.
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A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
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The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.
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At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.
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The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
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From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.
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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
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Don't worry that other people don't know you; worry that you don't know other people.
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Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly.
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If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.
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He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.
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To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
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The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
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There are 1,000 lessons in defeat. But only one in victory.
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There is a growing interest in Confucianism in China and other parts of the world. More and more followers of Confucianism are advocating a deeper study of his philosophies. Confucius' ideals stand true even today. His philosophy on how to be a Junzi or the perfect gentleman is based on the simple ideology of love and tolerance.
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There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.
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If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
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The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
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Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.
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You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?
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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.